It is built in the framework of the international collaboration in the South of France, in the commune of Saint-Paul-Les-durance, near Cadarache research center, and is intended to prove the possibility of obtaining on earth, fusion energy in a specially designed device. The problem, figuratively speaking, is to run the freezer and pump out a “green” megawatts.
“After many years of preparation and a huge amount of effort on the part of all participants in the project we are ready to begin Assembly of the tokamak”, – announced General Director of ITER Bernard bigot.
From Moscow in video mode on these words responded the head of “Rosatom” Alexei Likhachev announced the official greeting of the President of Russia to all participants of the ceremony. It is said that this is the largest international scientific-technical project “is a Prime example of effective and mutually beneficial multilateral cooperation.” And at the heart of ITER lies developed by Soviet scientists the concept of tokamak devices.
I Alexey Likhachev recalled that Russia was at the very beginning of this project today along with other participating countries exemplary fulfills its obligations – both financial and production-related equipment. “That the Assembly of the reactor started on time, there is a great merit of Russia, – said the head of “Rosatom”. – Upper tubes and busbars were promptly manufactured and supplied by partners on the platform”.
And we’ll note that recently reported in “RG” that the work and orders in the interests of the international project ITER is underway in Saint-Petersburg, Nizhny Novgorod, Moscow, Kazan, Novosibirsk and Podolsk. According to Likhachev, this international project is a bright example of open scientific and technological cooperation. And most importantly, the majority of reactor systems “are manufactured and integrated by several partners from different countries.” And this, of course, requires full coherence and consistency.
the Participants of the ceremony on 28 July, which was held in online regime, was welcomed by the leaders of all States – participants of the project and the EU representative. “It is impossible to overestimate the importance of this technological achievement, almost every element of ITER is a sample of the latest achievements of science, – said EU energy Commissioner Kadri Simson. – I thank China, Japan, Russia, USA, India and Korea that passed this way together with the European Union”.
“there Are moments when the Nations of the world prefer to beat the odds and rise to the height requirements of the story. And start of implementation in the middle of the first decade of the XXI century ITER refers to such events – said the President of France Emmanuel macron. Project ITER is the promise of peace. The fact that the US, Russia, China, Japan, Europe, IndieI South Korea has mobilized its best scientists and provided the latest draft for the common good, proves that what unites people and countries stronger than what separates them”. According to the French leader, ITER is “the key to progress and a testimony of faith in the power of science”.
“At that time, as the world faces a serious challenge COVID-19, before us as never before there is an acute need to strengthen our partnership and work together, – reads the statement of the President of China XI Jinping. – China is ready to expand scientific exchanges and cooperation with all parties to come together to achieve breakthroughs in key areas of science and technology”.
the same idea – about the necessity of rapprochement in the face of challenges and threats – drew, the President of the Republic of Korea moon Jae-In.
“India is proud to participate in global scientific project at the interface science and engineering – said the Ambassador of India in France, jawed Ashraf, read the appeal from the Prime Minister of India Narendra modi. – Attempt to reproduce the production of solar energy on Earth is a challenge of cosmic proportions”.
U.S. energy Secretary Dan Browett was more reserved in the estimates. But also acknowledged that “this technology promises a cheap and virtually limitless energy for future generations.” In the project, he said, invested a “hard and selfless work of thousands of people around the world”, it involved 17 U.S. laboratories. “Thanks to this cooperation has made possible this incredible engineering achievement,” stated Dan Bruyette and concluded that ITER “will change the world”.
